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       I ask you, ''How often do volcanoes erupt?'' I bet you don't know that from the top of your head.

But if you read,''Why Do Volcanoes Blow Up Their Tops?''By Melvin And Gilda Berger you will know this fact there in the passage the answer to the question say's that always never sometimes or never volcanoes erupt.Did you know that volcanoes that keep erupting are called active volcanoes.

       ''What causes a volcano to erupt?''Pressure.Pressure pushes on the under ground pool of magma, and the magma bursts through the surface.In ''Why Do Volcanoes Blow Up Their Tops'' I got my answer.There are more than 500 volcanoes in the earth wow! Imagine that.

       Well I have a last question for you.''Where are volcanoes located?'' According to ''Why Do Volcanoes Blow Their Tops?'' a volcano is found in every continent except Australia. Wow I would sure like to go to  Australia.

       Well, for a fact the sea floor and some mountains were formed by countless volcanic eruptions.The loud crack traveled hundreds of miles and did the most damage including causing loss and broken glass.The sound of an erupting volcano can be quiet and hissing or explosive and booming.You can learn more facts like this by visiting www.dosomething.org/volcanoes.

Erupt-  To burst forth

Magma- A molten material beneath the earths crust

Lava- Hot melted rock flowing from a volcano